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Yes, I remember the first day of spring.
Weeping Willow’s dancing in the breeze.
Frozen lakes and rivers now running free.
Eagles flying high over cherry blossom trees.
It’s at this time when the air is sweet and clean.
It’s like a sweet and tender kiss coming off the ocean breeze.
Little old ladies scrubbing steps on bended knees.
YES-YES
I remember the first day of spring.
BY LENNY JAYNES
Meet with State Representative Jason Dawkins on March 17th at 6PM at 2nd Baptitst Church.
The Northeast Philadelphia History Fair will be held this year on Saturday, April 30th at the Cannstatter Volkfest Verein, 9130 Academy Road from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
We’re happy to say that we will be there with copies of our books: Frankford heroes, Frankford Stories and Frankford People. We’ll also have a preview of 2 new books about the men from Northeast Catholic and Frankford High Schools who gave their lives in service to their country.
Free Admission, All Are Welcome
Historic Displays, Presentations on Local History
Books, Prints, Photographs, and Other Historical Items Available
Facebook ~ 215-370-4626 ~ nephillyhistory@gmail.co
FORGIVENESS
When you start wrestling with the darkness of your past,
Not knowing how much longer life’s going to last.
Then you reach down inside your soul,
You start telling stories how life done you wrong.
Then you start singing a different song, trying to forget all of the wrong you have done,
And still looking for forgiveness because you may not have that long.
Thinking there is a better path that you could’ve traveled on.
Then maybe you will find that peace, and rest that you’ve been looking for.
But when you look into your heart you may find,
A heart that is so forgiving, and you can’t understand why.
Because life is a struggle, and “Only the Strong Will Survive”.
But as you travel through the valley of life, looking for forgiveness, it may be hard to find. Because forgiveness is not given to you by man, forgiveness is given to you by God.
By
Lenny Jaynes
THE OTHER END OF THE LINE
A heart so affectionate, a heart so true,
Everybody needs someone they can tell their troubles to.
Don’t sit alone and count the cracks in the floor,
Reach out for your phone and you will find, there’s hope on the other end of the line.
Someone you can talk to, someone you will find,
That’ll help you through your misery and help you find, a new way to look at life
So, you can carry on – and get rid of that heavy burden that’s pulling from behind.
Look up not down, and reach out for your phone,
And you’ll find hope on the other end of the line.
Someone, that will guide you through that pain, and misery,
And show you there is life on the other end of the line.
So, reach out and you’ll find, someone that will give you hope, on the other end of the line.
BY
LENNY JAYNES
A new Suicide Hotline, 988, will launch in July 16th, 2022 – and offer expanded services – will Pennsylvania be ready? If not, why not.
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